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March 27, 2008
March 27, 2008
Fishing Overview
Out streams are also fishing well. Provo River has been good for those who can work a nymph along the bottom. Midge hatches are producing some surface action. Crowds are now showing up on weekends. Stormy weather often improves spring fly fishing on our streams.
Green River fishing is also picking up, with Blue Wings and midges hatching in good numbers. Fishing will be very good during the next several weeks. The river will start to get crowded on weekends now - go mid-week if you can.
Lake Powell will become very good during the next few weeks. It will be good when the weather is warm and stable, and slower during stormy periods. By mid-April the action should be great. Here's a tidbit from Wayne Gustaveon's report: "Smallmouth bass are coming on with many more caught this week than last. The bonus of pattern fishing is that smallmouth bass do not know that you are fishing for largemouth. They will bite every time the bait is placed in their strike zone. Fishing a watermelon green tube jig may result in an encounter with a largemouth, smallmouth or walleye. Find the pattern and the fish will sort out the rest."
Willard Bay and Utah Lake are fair but spotty for walleye and bass. Action improves during warm, stable weather and slows when it is stormy.
Strawberry, Fish Lake and Bear Lake still offer good ice fishing.
Deer Creek Reservoir ice is starting to break up. It may have some fishable water next week.
- Utah Lake for white bass
- Weber River for trout and whitefish
- Strawberry Reservoir for trout
- Yuba Reservoir for perch
Interesting Post By Anglers
- Yuba Reservoir fishing tips- Utah Lake largemouth bass
- Willard Bay boat access
- Flaming Gorge has good spring fishing
- Piute Reservoir has good rainbow fishing
- Fish Lake still has great ice fishing
- Strawberry still offers decent ice fishing
- Bear Lake ice fishers reel in trophies
- Lake Powell fishing is coming on
- Lake Powell striper fishing
- Lake Mead has good striper fishing, and some Tilapia
News Articles
DWR- See Rocky Mountain goats April 12
- Time running out to help wildlife
- Hey teens! Win a free fishing trip!
- White-tailed prairie dog survey
- Smoke in northern Utah
Deseret Morning News
- Antler hunting shouldn't harm habitat
- Outdoor notes
- 30-foot fall in Provo park injures climber
- Outdoor magazine hails 5 Utah cities
- Oil, gas hearings set for Uinta Forest areas
- 2 skiers are killed in separate crashes at Beaver Mountain and The Canyons
- Ogden set to host archery competition
- Wolves spotted near Flaming Gorge
- North Zone Wetlands restoration is up for public discussion
- Volunteers needed to aid paleontologists
- Geocaching is a pirate's dream
Salt Lake Tribune
- Tight lines: Mark those calendars and spruce up those tackle boxes
- Wildlife encounters: If you meet a bear, don't shoot. Spray
- Venture inside two of Utah's archaeologically significant caves
- Mountain men gather: Have your own brain-tanned suit?
- Divided council opens Moab for big-box retail
- Land Rover offering off-road adventures
- Mesa Verde offers family package
- Where is it?
- Outdoor notebook: Learn all about the Great Salt Lake, birding trips
- The art of bird watching: Keeping your eyes on the bird
- Irruption brings rare glimpse of birds outside usual range
- Hook shot - Bird book for two senses
- Check out night life at Goblin Valley
- Novices in Nature: Fledgling birders sharpen their spotting skills
- Recreation roundup
- Bird sighting - UMNH displays wildlife stories
- Wolves trapped by shift in status
- Logan company proposes hydroelectric plant near Bear Lake
KUTV
- Utah's Nine Mile Canyon
- The Thrill Of Snowmobiling In Utah's Wilderness
KSL
- Big game cause big mess in Parley's Canyon
- No Bait! Fish May Respond to Sound
Daily Herald
- Lake pollution could cost residents
Regional
- Fair game now
- Wolf debate turns violent, police say
- Game and Fish takes applications for state wolf coordinator
- Ranchers outside wolf zone say they'll only target offending animals
- Authority granted for killing of sea lions on the Columbia River
- Fish and Game: Prepare now for West Nile
- Mind climate change to save NW salmon
- Save Mountain Spawning Ground For Salmon
- Idaho studies rebuild of failed Teton Dam
- Opening of St. Anthony Sand Dunes Delayed
- WILDFILES: Mule Deer's Struggle To Survive
- Meet the new spotted owl
- Tribal Wildlife Grants Benefit Rare and Endangered Species
- Canine distemper found near Cody
- Elk herd prolific in latest census
- As power lines kill eagles, feds look into problem
- Trend of earlier spring felt in Wyoming
- WALLEYE WORLD
- From Lake Tahoe to Colorado, climate changes affecting trees, streams
- Warm weather has lakes producing loads of fish
- If you can't get to a stream
- Great Packages Offer Summer/Fall Vacation Values in Gunnison
- Boating heating up
- SW Colorado lake infused with new trout life
- Water worries not over, experts say
- Indian Creek Reservoir ice free and fishable
- Additional evidence of wolverine found in the Tahoe National Forest
- Bighorns facing smaller habitat
What's New
REI Camping & Hiking
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I hiked the Little Wildhorse/Bell Canyon loop in the San Rafael Swell last weekend. Hiking conditions were great. Came back with this article and video clip.
We are experimenting with putting the video clips on YouTube, so they are easier to share. This one turned out pretty good.
We are continuing work on a hiking trails database for www.utah.com, and are just about finished with the Bryce Canyon and Monument Valley areas.
Featured Events
- Rocky Mountain Goat Viewing, April 12, Salt Lake City. This is a free DWR Watchable Wildlife field trip beginning at the Park and Ride lot at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon.See our events calendar